Improvement in plows



L. BBERLE, Sr., E. EBERLB & L. EBERLB, Jr;

` Plow.

m1201510. Patented |via1rCh19J87ssl UNITED STATES .PATENT GFFTGE.

LOUIS EBEBL, SR., EMIL EBERL, AND LOUIS EBERL,V JB., OF MABEL- j VALE, ARKANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,510, dated March 197 1878 ;v application iled January 19, 1878.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, LOUIS EBERL, Sr., EMIL EBERL, and LoUIs EBERL, Jr., of Mabelvale, in the county of Pulaski and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Plows; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and tothe letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a side view of our plow. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the share, and Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective details thereof.

The nature of this invention relates to plo ws; and it consists, particularly, in the construction of a combined grass-rod and colter-stay,

as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The annexed drawing, to which reference is made, fully illustrates the invention.

A represents an ordinary plow-beam, with plow-standard or plow-stock B and handles O O. The plow-stock B is formed at the lower end, on its front side a, a triiie concave from the lower end upward to a shoulder, b, on the stock, while from side `to side it is straight. This form of stock admits of the attachment of either a bull-tongue or shovel plow.

.D represents the skeleton or foot-piece, made of a single piece of cast-iron, and having its rear side made to iit on the part a of the foot and against the shoulder b, with a pin, d, projecting rearward from lthe skeleton into a recess on the stock. The front of the skeleton or footpiece is suitably curved and inclined to receive a mold-board and share and at the top of the skeleton is formed a wing, D', to form a support for the upper part of the moldboard. j

The skeleton is fastened to the plow-stock by a single bolt, E, passing through them, and having a nut, e, on its rear end, the head of the bolt being countersunk in the front of the skeleton. In the back of the skeleton are suitable recesses to receive the nuts and ends of bolts f h, the former of which secures the share G, and the latter secures the lower portion of the mold-board H. The upper portion of this mold-board is secured by a bolt, fi, passing through the wing D'.

On the side of the skeletonl or foot-piece D, against a shoulder, k, thereon, is secured a plate, I, by means of a single bolt, m.

The above forms a new ground-plow, and the skeleton or foot -piece will fit any newd ground-plow stock, such as farmers generally use; and by this device the same stock will answer in making the change from a new ground-plow to aturning-plow, byremovingthe plate I and substituting the bar J. Then it forms a regular turning-plow. Thebar J isv fastened by the same bolt m and by another bolt, n, passing directly through the stock.

A scraper can be used on the skeleton by removing the mold-board and the point or share. When they are removed the scraper is bolted on, thus forming a regular scraper, such asis generally used for cotton. The bar J will be used with the scraper. V

L represents the colter, with bent shank L passing up through an inclined slot`or.mortise in the beam A. There are metal plates p p on top andbottom of the beam, through which the shank passes, and a bail, M, surrounding the beam at this point. q isa wedge-shaped key, passed from thel top into the niortise in the beam in front of the colter-shank.

To the under side of the beam A is secured a metal bar, N, forming a forwardly-extending strap, O, along the under side of the forward portionr of the beam. The bar N is bent at an angle downward and rearward, and forms a rod, P, which passes through the plow-stock, and has a nut, r, screwed on its rear end.

In the bar N is a slot, through which the colter-shank L passes, and a lug is made on one side of the bar for theV passage olf a setscrew, s. t is a key inserted in the slo't in the bar N behind the colter-shank.

By means of the set-screw s the colter is held firmly to its place, and cannot slip either up or down. The key t is turned square at both ends, and is used for the purpose of setting the colter and regulating it at any de sired distance from the point of the plow.

The key t will slip easily up or down without eomingout of its place, and when this key is In testimony that We claim the foregoing set as required, the key q is driven in and the we have hereunto subscribed our names inthe set-screw s tightened, so that the colter eanpresence of two Witnesses.

not move, neither can the keys come out.

What We claim as new, anddesire to secure LOUIS EBERL, SR. by Letters Patent, is EMIL EBERL,

In combination with the plow-beam, stock, LOUIS EBERLE, JR. and colter, the stay-bar N, With slot and rod, as described, the keys g t, and set-screw s, Witnesses: substantially as and for the purposes herein SAMUEL SMITH,

set forth. I JOHN NoLD. 

